Hey there lovelies and a very happy day to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I have lots of exciting news to share with you, all about how to Silence Your Inner Critic (And grab a free art print!)

It can be sooo debilitating as a beginner artist (or even if you’ve been creating art for a while) to have those inner niggling voices constantly telling you you aren’t really good enough to do this, or you wasting your time.

You can be painting away happily when all of a sudden those horrible doubts start to creep in from nowhere and hijack that happiness in one fell swoop.

But fear not – I have a fantastic ECourse to help you get past all of that – have a watch of the video below to find out more:

And the course itself is on a Pay What You Can offer at the moment, so it’s a great time to give it a try!

This is one of the lovely art pieces I take you through step by step in the course – I think she’s a real beauty (she’s available right here).

Now, let me tell you how you can get your free art print too!

If you buy any original art piece in my shop, you get your pick of free art print to go with it! No extra postage to pay and no extra cost! That could save you up to £10! ($13!)

All you have to do is choose and pay for your favourite art original, then let me know in the message box which art print you would like for free! Or, if you forget, I will email you to find out which one you’d like.

Hey there lovelies and a very happy day to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I wanted to share with you some Angelic Guidance – A FREE Mixed Media Video Tutorialplus some super exciting news!

You might remember this course I created a couple of years ago now – it was all about Asking the Angels for guidance and support whilst creating some wonderful art work too. The good news is that the course is now available to purchase again! As are all of my other ECourses!

I decided to let people buy them individually again as I wanted to be able to share them with as many people as possible.

They are super fun, full of inspiration and make fabulous gifts (Christmas will be here before we know it!)

Here’s a little look back in time to my old studio space (and the me that was 4 stone 3 pounds heavier – wow I can’t believe how different I look in this video!) and find out more about the course.

And here’s a little peek at one of the projects from the course, completely for free. This is the tutorial for An Angel of Compassion.

And here is the finished piece, looking all serene and full of compassion:

I hope you enjoyed this peek behind the scenes and that you’ll check out my ECourses and see if there’s one just waiting there for you.

They all come with lifetime access so you can go completely at your own pace. You also get to connect with me and lots of other creative souls in our Facebook group too.

Hey there lovelies and a very happy day to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I wanted to share with you A Sunny Disposition – A FREE Mixed Media Video Tutorial :D

I love sharing the process behind my art – it’s such a great way to learn by following along step by step. This week I have a full length step by step tutorial from my Patreon offerings from July this year.

I think it’s nice to talk of Summer and sunny weather when we’re heading into the darker times of Autumn and Winter. Hopefully you do too!

Come learn how I created a cute and whimsical pair of sunbeams on canvas :)

And here they are all finished up and actually for sale in my curious shop!

And don’t forget, I have a whole series of free full length tutorials for you over on my Patreon page for the month of October! I have begun a new weekly series called Art From The Heart and will be sharing 4 different tutorials over there absolutely for free!

Hey there lovelies and a very happy day to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I wanted to share with you some Creative Inspiration – A FREE Mixed Media Video Tutorial <3

I love sharing these little snippets of arty inspiration and I really hope you enjoy watching these lovely mixed media art videos too!

This week I am sharing a timelapse version of one of my Patreon videos that I send out each month (full length of course for those lovely patrons!)

Have a little look at this canvas coming to life.

Here she is all finished up:

I just love her and her little floral friends. In the video, these little characters go through many transitions – from ghostly figures to flowers. I was just playing around with my supplies and seeing what would happen. It was great fun!

I shared this full length tutorial in September with my Patrons, but did you know that I’m sharing my Patreon goodies for free this month of October?

I am!

There are already 2 free tutorials available there for you to try, and there’ll be four in total this month.

I have lots of other cosy creative ideas over on my dedicated page here on my website. You are sure to find either the perfect gift for you, or the perfect little creative idea for you my lovely! Click here to read more.

Now, onto the lovely free creative tutorials I promised you at the beginning of this post! October is the start of my new Patreon series of creative tutorials called Art From The Heart. Each week I send out to patrons a lovely full length creative tutorial that combines reflection, self care and journalling with creating lovely pieces of art.

To celebrate this new series, I am opening up all 4 of October’s video tutorials for free!

The first video went live on Monday, and is waiting over on my Patreon page for you to grab it.

The rest will be added each week!

October’s theme is Nurturing, and we are looking at nurturing you, your heart, your soul and your creativity. I do hope you’ll join us!

Hey there lovelies and a very happy day to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I wanted to share with you a very special gift: Angelic Grounding – a FREE Awakened Meditation.

I have a whole series of these awakened meditations available to my sisterhood members and I know they are very healing and inspiring things for people to use.

An awakened meditation is a combination of an art video and a meditation. The idea being that by giving your monkey mind something beautiful to focus on, you will be more able to meditate freely if you haven’t before.

If you already meditate it will help you go deeper much faster.

Have a little watch and a listen and see what you think – I really hope you love it!

And here is a close up of that lovely Angel all finished:

She’s a cutie I think (she’s available to buy here). She is also the Guardian angel painting I am basing my upcoming retreat around too! Let me tell you more about it:

In February 2019 I (and three other lovely ladies) will be hosting a gorgeous retreat in the heart of the Yorkshire countryside.

It will be the perfect way to relax, unwind, get away from it alland get in touch with your creative self.

Hey there lovelies and a very happy day to you, wherever you may be. Today I wanted to share with you a lovely behind the scenes peek at some of the newest art in my shop: My Crown Chakra Soul Sisters – A Mixed Media Video Tutorial.

I so love to share these little peeks into my process – they are fun to film and I hope interesting to watch for you as well! It can be a fantastic way to get ideas for your own art making and a wonderful way to connect with your creative soul even when you’re sitting on the sofa at home!

I love to watch these kinds of videos – they’re really inspiring!

Here’s the video for you to have a look at and enjoy:

As you’ll see in the video, I am experimenting with more layers of acrylic paints for the faces and experimenting with different skin tones too. I never realised how lucky I was to have portrait pink as a shade – it requires a lot more thought to create different tones. Perhaps the paint companies will notice this gap in the market at some stage too!

Here is the finished piece, all up close and looking very shiny and sparkly:

I love creating art on the chakra theme – it really helps to zone in on moods and feelings so easily. Plus, I am interested in anything chakra related too!

With that in mind, I created a whole series of Chakra Soul Sisters over the Summer months, and they’re up for sale (alongside lots of other new pieces) in my shop.

I think they’re lovely pieces and I know they will look fantastic in homes, offices, yoga studios, on altars and so many more spaces!

I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse at my creative ideas – I enjoyed sharing it with you.

Hey there lovelies and a very happy day to you! I hope you’re well. Today I wanted to share with you A Beautiful Blue and Lilac Aura Angel – Custom Mixed Media Art <3

I love to share these lovely bite-size timelapse videos here. They give you a little peek into my process, and I hope inspire you to be more creative too!

This week’s offering is another Aura Angel I created for a lovely customer during the summer holidays.

Let’s watch her come to life in this art video tutorial shall we?

And here she is all finished:

I really love her sparkly vibe and calming energy.She has a gorgeous purple awakened aura and the swirling energy of the blue background really compliments that I think. She seems magical and mystical all at once!

She was shipped off to America so I haven’t heard back from her owner yet (sometimes art takes a little while to reach it’s destination overseas) but I really hope she loves her as much as I loved making her.

It is a privilege to connect with people in this way and really help them realise just how special they are. The art itself is a permanent reminder of that uniqueness too!

I sooooo love creating these lovely Aura Angels for my customers, and I was lucky enough to have 2 orders for these during the Summer time.

This is the first one, created for the lovely Clarissa and posted off to Belgium to it’s forever home.

Here’s how I created her, step by step:

And here she is all done:

I love how unique these Angels all are – and they are always received by the people who get them with such love. It’s hard to describe how special they are really, but here’s what Clarissa had to say after she received hers:

“I just wanted to let you know I LOVE the angel Aura painting ♥ the soothing colours and the lovely letter that resonated so much… Truly thank you for this unique piece of artwork! I feel incredibly blessed.” – Clarissa.

This lovely musical print full of Autumnal orange is available right here.

Hey there lovelies and a big warm (or slightly chilly!) Welcome to Autumn and a FREE Gift!

How are you all? I really hope you had a great Summer break and that you’re looking forward to this my personal favourite season.

I had a lovely break (although I did a LOT of things too!) and feel ready to get back to being here online and really working hard on my business!

Let me see if I can catch you up with all of the changes since I last posted here:

The website name has changed and it’s been spruced up! Now Art Lessons for You is a go, and I think it’s much more google-able (if that’s even a word). It’s also much more obvious what I offer here for new visitors too!

I have let go of and simplified a lot of things. My shop now focuses on art only, my Etsy store is no more, and lots of the smaller, individual offers have been archived. It feels like such a breath of fresh air for me – hopefully you guys will be able to find your way around more easily too!

I have created a brand new website with lots of resources for my music students. It was super fun recording videos and putting it all together. If you live in the Hull area I could be teaching you music too!

I have updated all of my social media to match the changes here. That was a big one that took me ages! Lots of redoing images, changing the smallest of things and trying desperately to remember everything!

Phew! And really there were sooo many smaller steps behind all of those big changes that I could write a whole series of posts and still not be done with them! For now, I’ll leave you with just those.

I hope you like the changes made as I made them not just for me, but also for you too!

Another change is happening here on the blog. I have decided to be a bit looser with my posting and not so rigid. Before I was posting 3 times per week every week. From now on I’ll post every Friday for definite a new art post, and then allow myself to blog when called on other days.

I am hoping this will allow me to make more time for my business and other ideas (as I have so many!) and also mean that the posts here are as good and as useful as they really can be!

Now that I’m back, here are my recommendations for you to check out:

My Creating Space to Work on Your Biz ECourse begins this month. It’s a six month journey to help you make time and space for creating your own business no matter how busy your life may be.

I’ll share the things that worked for me and my own biz, and also share lots of great resources and ideas that will help you get to where you want to go with your business much faster.

Or you can join the Sisterhood and get the course as part of your membership (along with a whole host of other courses and inspiration too!). Plus the Sisterhood has a pay by instalments option to make it super easy!

I hope this post catches you up, answers any questions, and gives you some inspiration too!

Now, how’s about that free gift I promised?!

I am gifting you a lovely set of pink and sparkly and happy quote images for you to download, print, share on social media – whatever you like really. Simply click on the pink sparkly picture right next to these words to get yours.

You can use these and share them on Instagram or Facebook. You can print them and leave them as little pick me ups in your local area.

You can really use them however you like! And don’t forget to send some of your friends over to this post to download their own copies too!

Hey there lovelies and a very happy Friday to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I wanted to share with you a little offering – Try Something New and Expand Your Heart – A Mixed Media Techniques Video <3

This is my final blog post before the Summer break and I wanted to leave you with a good one.

This is one of the many videos I send out to Sisterhood members and Patrons (see the very end of this post to find out about how to sign up to those) and it shows me experimenting with creating a darker skin toned aura girl.

It was my first ever time, so I am bound to have made some mistakes.

ButI absolutely loved pushing out into something new and exploring ways of making my art in a new way.

And here she is all finished up:

I just love her gentle energy and the lovely experimentation that went into making her! She’s a real doll!

So, before I sign off for the summer – here are your most important links to use before the offers run out:

Want some half price art? You have until July 31st to bag a bargain. Get yours here.

Hey there lovelies and a very happy Wednesday to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I wanted to share a brand new ECourse with you all – Don’t Struggle With Your Business Setup – Let Me Help You <3

The course is called Creating Space To Work On Your Biz and it is a 6 month bootcamp really to give you lots of ideas, tips, tricks, resources and support that can help you do just that. No matter how busy you are!

When I first started my business I was absolutely rushed off my feet.I had a stressful full time job, a 2 hour commute, a new relationship and home, lots of debt to pay off and was really struggling with my mental health.

I knew that setting myself up in business was my route out of all this – I could set my own hours, work at my own pace and do the things I really loved to do.

So, despite all of the obstacles in my way I found the time.

I worked.

I learned.

I grew.

This is what I am going to teach and encourage you to do on this wonderful new course.

We begin in September and will work together for 6 months to help you really get to grips with all things business.

And the best part – the course is on early bird special til August 3rd – it’s only £47 (Approx $62) for the whole thing.

Anyhoo – onto the printables!

You can colour them with pencils and pens or bust out the paints and glitter. The choice is yours!

And don’t forget to recommend this post to anyone else you know who loves to colour.

Just a quick reminder about this half price sale that is running until 31st July (not long now!) So far, a total of 8 paintings have sold and gone to their forever homes. Will you take some gorgeous art home too at a bargain price? And help me make space on my walls so I can create more?! Pretty please?! They’re sooo full – look:

Help me out and grab yourself a fab bargain – Christmas will be here much sooner than you think!

Hey there lovelies and a very happy Friday to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I wanted to share with you some thoughts on Achieving Happiness Through Art – A Mixed Media Techniques Video <3

For those of you who read my blog regularly you’ll know that I suffered with quite severe depression before I began being creative.

It was such a difficult time of my life (I shared a lot about it in this series on the blog if you’re interested to read more) and I mention it here because I want you to know that no matter who you are or what you’re going through there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel somewhere or somehow.

I want to offer up the idea of using art to you as an option because it helped me so much.

Have a little look at this timelapse video of my own happiness canvas piece. I love sharing my mixed media art process in this way.

And here she is all finished:

I love her pink and purple sparkles, her lovely wings and her lovely aura too! She is a beauty and I know she was a great reminder to me about what exactly makes me happy.

When we find that thing (whatever it may be) we can truly achieve the happiness we crave in life.

I definitely don’t think we were put here on this beautiful earth to be unhappy!

For me, it was art that made me happy – could that be true for you too?

If you want to get your hands on the full length, step by step tutorial for this canvas (plus lots more) then you can do that and pay what you can during Summer. It’s a great way to get started creating and seeing whether art make you happy too!

Hey there lovelies and a very happy Wednesday to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I wanted to share with you how you can Get Some Free Creative Coaching <3

Yes, I do mean free!

I know how it can be sometimes, with lots of options online for creative pursuits and so many different techniques, ideas, supplies to contend with.

It can be a bit overwhelming sometimes – where on earth do you begin?

I want to give you the best creative inspiration I can here on my site, so I created a super special quiz to help you pick my brains wherever you are.

This fantastic quiz (I love a good quiz!) is just 4 questions long, but it will allow me to zoom in on the exact things that are stopping you from being creatively active.

Depending on your answers to the quiz, you will be given suggestions of three lovely resources in my curious library that will help and support you whatever your circumstances and whatever your creative stumbling blocks might be.

So, how do you get your hands on these lovely creative coaching ideas?

Sign up to my newsletter list below and the link to the quiz will be in your very first email (alongside lots of other lovely resources too!)

You will also receive weekly love notes from me with ideas, inspiration, free resources and all the latest curious news.

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I know you’ll love being coached by me and you’ll be using the resources from my curious library to help you grow and shine.

Hey there lovelies and a very happy Monday to you, wherever you may be. Today I wanted to share with you another episode of Creative Colouring: Creative Ideas and Free Printables :D

I love to share these free colouring pages and I really hope you enjoy relaxing with them and colouring them in too!

Simply click on the picture banner above to view, download and print your colouring printable. It is sized to print perfectly onto standard printer paper, so you should find it super easy to use.

You can colour it with pencils, pens, or print onto thicker paper to colour with paints and glitter too!

The sky is the limit!

Feel free to share this post with anyone you know who likes colouring too – share the love!

If you’re looking for even more creative inspiration then don’t forget about this lovely offer! I’ve got something to cater for all budgets (including free!) and you are certain to find what you are looking for to give yourself some arty me-time this summer and beyond.

Hey there lovelies and a very happy Friday to you, wherever in the world you may be. Today I wanted to share some thoughts and ideas on achieving Emotional Freedom Through Art – A Mixed Media Techniques Video <3

Regular readers of this blog will know about my own past struggles with depression and anxiety.

I spent a lot of my life really struggling and not sure which way to turn or what to do.

I was always a creative person – I am a musician after all.

But it was only once I listened to the whispers and let myself create art (despite the negative voices from my inner critic) that I really began to shine and grow.

Now I love to share my philosophies and ideas with other lovely women who would benefit from letting art in too (that’s you lovely, in case you’re wondering!)

Have a little look at this lovely freedom canvas I created and see her come to life in this lovely timelapse video. It might give you some new ideas too!

I love her so much – she is so free and easy (just like I want to be!) Here she is all finished and up close:

I love her whimsical butterfly wing in her hair (she is an angel of freedom) and her message about learning to fly.

The full length tutorial you can grab in my ECourse Let Art Into Your Heart if you feel called. It is available as a pay what you can offer right now too.

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